6 Components of a Powerful Homeschool Transcript

By Vicki on 17 July 2011 / Curricula, High School, Transcripts / 5 Comments

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Social Skills for Children by Vicki Tillman MA.

These are the 10 important skills I taught my children when they were in elementary school (and also the same that I teach my child clients in my counseling practice).

I include the skill and how to practice it, too!

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My kid #5 will start 10th grade this year. He will complete the line of Tillman children that have graduated from high school through homeschooling and gone on to college. Kid #4 is at Lancaster Bible College currently, kid #3 graduated from Carson-Newman College, kids # 2 and #1 have BAs  from Messiah College and graduate degrees. Also, I have been an academic advisor for Mt. Sophia Academy (a homeschool umbrella program) for over a decade.

As you can imagine, I’ve worked on transcripts. But first:

There is not ONE right way to homeschool your children- or to make transcripts. But I will share how we do it.

The 4 Tillmans who graduated and went to college- so far

In this post, we’ll discuss what a transcript looks like. I will follow up the next couple of Mondays with posts on earning credits, which subjects should be covered, and deciding levels.

A high school transcript is a record of what a student has achieved during his/her high school years.  Here are a few basic rules:

1) The transcript should be easy to read and understand.

2) The transcript should show work completed in each year.

3) The transcript should present information in a manner that is consistent from year to year.

4) The transcript should show courses completed, along with credit and grade earned. (Credits are based on Carnegie Units- check us next Monday for explanation.)

All of Allison's kids are homeschool graduates!

5) The transcript should, if possible, include some extra-curriculars, service, and competitions.

6) The transcript should reveal levels of work done in core subjects (English, Math, Social Studies, and Science). More on that in a Monday post soon.

Here is a rough sample. (There is not a uniform template that all schools or homeschoolers use. You get to make it your own style.)

Sally-Sue Homeschooler

777 Well-Educated Lane

SmartParents, MD 22222

Date of Birth: 8-1-96

SAT Scores:

Service Hours: 100

Extra-Curriculars: Choir 9^th grade , Youth Group 9^th grade, Library Volunteer 9^th grade, Soccer 9^th grade

Competitions: Smartparents City Choir Competition 9^th grade (Honorable Mention), Bible Quiz 9^th grade (1^st place in Recitation)

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